Labeling machine



Feb. 6, 1940. L, Oskow 2,189,296

LABELING MACHINE Filed March 21, I19:59 l asnets-sheet v1' '-Feb'. 6, 1940. L. osKow 2,189,296

LABELING MACHINE l Filed March 21, 1939 s sheets-sheet 2 i 68 Ill 6'7 Inlmu Feb 6, 1940. 9 osKow y 2,189,296

LABELING MACHINE Filed March.2l, 1939 SASheets-Shet 5 "www 57 Zaza.; Odom n `for a denite. selected period of time whereby the label, with the adhesive surface of the label 2i)4 n the invention also includes other features more of the machine. Suitable supporting legs 3 serve latented Feb. l. l v l i b f" UNITEDy STATES Parri- Nf'r or-rlca una om', lNew Yerk, N. j-Y.,Jminr u j Master Machine Mfg. Inc., New York; N. Y., a corporation of New York A pplication MarchI 21, 1939, Serial No. 263,257 v 11 claims. (ci. zic-a) V l This invention relates to a machine for adthat of Fig. 5; Fig. 'l is a horimntal sectional hesively aiiixing labels or other similar sections view through the label-delivery mechanism; Figs. of material to garments or the like. 'I'he type of 8 and 9 are transverse sectional views Ithrough label or other like section of material which the the label delivery mechanism, Fig. 8 showing the 6 improved machine applies is one composed of label supported by the delivery'mechanism. and 5 woven textile material having on its -rear face Fig. 9 showing the same released thereby and a coating or iilm of adhesive substance which deposited upon the garment; Fig. 10 is a vertical is rendered adhesive and caused to adhere to a sectional view through the pressure plate and portion of a garment or the like by the applicathe mounting for the same; Fig. -11 is a sectional l0 tion of heat and pressure. The' primary object of View on the line |I-i| of Fig. 10, looking in the 10.

the present invention is to provide a machine by direction of the arrows; and Fig. 12 is a view of which labels of this character are speedily and the underside of the novel type of pressure-apeiiiectively applied to garments or the like by plying membershown in Figs. 5 and 6. the application of heat and pressure. In the operation of the improved machine, La 1 ll Another object of the invention consists in the shirt, or other garment or article tc which a label u provision of means in a machine of this characis to be applied,` is manually'placed over a heated ter by which the label and the portion 0i' the garsupport and a label is placed, either manually or ment or the like to which it is to be adherently by suitable delivery mechanism, on top 'of the aiilxed will be subjected to heat and pressure garment at the proper point of application for the label will be iirmly and smoothly applied facing toward the garment. A pressure-apply-` without the possibility of the .garment being ing member vis then brought down on topof the scorched or otherwisedamaged by the applicalabel and shirt, forcing the same vagainst the tion of too much heat and pressure. The imheated support, and under such application of proved means also includes an arrangement of heat and pressure, the label is caused to adhere elements whereby the application 'of heat and to the garment, the pressure-applying member pressure on the label and garment can be regumoving away and releasing the garment and aflated to suit the material of the garment and fixed label after a lpredetermined periodofpreslabel; the invention also contemplates the pro# sure-application. In referring herein to the ar- I0' vision of an automatic release of pressure at the ticle to which the label is applied as the gar- I0 end of a regulatabie predetermined period of time ment, I do not wish to limit the machine to the and it contemplates the provision of means for application of the labels to garments only since contro-lling the degree of heat and pressure apit will be apparent that they machine can -be readplied to the garment and label.r ily employed for the application of this type of A further object of the invention consists in label to almost anything to which the labels can Il the provision of means by which successive labels be adherently attached. may be delivered to the point ofapplication of In the drawings, the heated member is shown the same upon successive garmentsto thereby at i, the same being secured and supported upon insure accuracy of placement oci the labels, and the horizontal top or table portion 2 of the frame particularly pointed out hereafter and set forth as a mounting for the upper portion of theframe in the annexed claims. which includes the top 2, as shown in Fig. 3. The

In the accompanying drawings, wherein an heated member I is supplied with heat by Suitembodiment of -the invention is shown, Fig. l is able internally located heating coil or other 4g;` a vertical sectional view throughthe upper porsource of heat. preferably thermstatically con- 4l tion of the machine, showing the pressure-aptrolled t0 maintain the heating member at 1111iplying mechanism; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on. form temperatlll'e- AS Clearly Seen in FIBS. 1 the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of and 2, a rectangular frame l' surrounds the heatthe arrows; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the comed member. the longer sides of said frame being plete machine; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view` -connected by the wires or bars 5 which are ad- 5 through the timing device; Fig. 5 is a4 longltudijustable along the sides of the frame'. The frame nal sectional view through a modified form. of 4 is supported at its ends upon the angular pressure-applying member; Fig. 6 is a sectional springs 6 which have their upper ends attached view through the pressure-applying member at 1 to the frame and their opposite or lower ends Il shown in Fig. 5, the view being at right angles to attached at 8 to the top 2 of the machine. These u springs 6 .normally hold the frame so elevated that its upper face is located slightly above the top surface of the heated member I (see Fig. 8) so that when a garment is placed over the frame and a label is placed on top of the garment, both the garment and label placed thereon will be normally held by the frame 4 out of contact with the top of the heated member I until pressed down on top of the'same by the descent of the pressure-applying member 9. The frame also lifts the garment and applied label away from the heated member I upon completion of the label-ailixing operation.

'I'he pressure-applying member '9, shown in detail in Figs. 10 and ll, consists of a plate I0, having its under face and edges covered by a soft padding II and provided with crossed wires or rods I2 and I3 extending over its top. These wires I2 and I3 extend loosely through crossed passages I4 and I5, (see Fig. 11) formed through the end I5`of a member that is provided with a threaded portion I1 adjustably received in an internally threaded collar I8. The plate I0 is thus universally mounted and can tilt forward or backward and from side to side to atly position itself upon the label and garment when brought down on top of the same. A set screw I9 holds member I6 in any selected position of adjustment. Threaded in the upper portion of the collar I3 is a shaft 20, which has a threaded lower portion 2l extending into the collar and prevented from rotating therein by means of the set-screw 22. Shaft is mounted to slide vertically in a boss 23 formed on the end of a rocking goose-neck arm 24, the shaft 20 being pre- 'vented from turning within the boss 23 by means of a pin extending through the slot 26 in the shaft. A head 21 is pinned on the' upper end of the shaft 26, said head serving to limit the descent of the shaft within the boss 23 under pressure of the coil spring 28, a washer or bumper 29 of soft material being interposed between the head 21 and the top of the boss 23 to lessen the shock of the contact of the head against the top of the boss when the goose-neck arm 24 rises as will be hereinafter described.

The pressure-applying spring 28 has its upper end bearing against the bottom of the boss 23 and its lower end resting on a seat 30, said seat being supported on the adjusting nut 3| threaded on the portion 2i of the shaft 20, said nut being backed up by the lock nut 32. The tension of the spring 28 is increased or decreased by means of the nut 3| which raises or lowers the seat 30 as required, the nut 32 being then rotated to lock the nut 3l in the selected position of adjustment. By theincrease or decrease of spring tension as just explained, the pressure applied by member 9 upon the label and garment placed over the heated member I can be regulated. To enable the desired pressure for various materials and types of labels to be quickly secured when once determined, a scale 33 is provided upon the boss 23 over which a pointer 34 at the upper end of rod 35 moves when the tension of the spring 28 is being regulated. Rod 35 projects upwardly from a lug 36 formed on and extending laterally from the seat 30.

'I'he goose-neck arm 24 is pivoted at 38 between the spaced-upstanding ears 39 projecting from the top 2 of the frame, and said arm is formed with a lower, forwardly-curved portion 40, which extends beneath the top 2 and has its front end pivotally connected at 4I to the upper end of a.

rod 42. Rod 42 is adjustable in length by means oi.' the turnbuckle 43 and has its lower end pivotally connected at 44 to the foot-lever 45 which has its rear end pivoted at 46 in bracket 41, and its front end provided with the foot-receiving plate 48. It will be obvious that when the foot of the operator is pressed down upon the footplate 48 of the lever 45 to cause said lever to be depressed. the rod 42, exerting a downward pull on the arm 40, vwill swing'the goose-neck arm 24 downwardly and cause the pressure-applying member 9 carried thereby to force a label 56 and garment 5I, then located over the frame 4, downwardly and into contact with the upper face of the heated member I, as shown in Fig. l. The means of retaining the arm 24 in its lowered or pressure-applying position for a predetermined 4period of time will now be described.

Pivotally mounted on a cross-shaft 54 connecting the side walls 52 and 53 of the frame of the machine is a locking arm 55 which projects upwardly through a slot 56 in the top 2 of the machine, the upper protruding end of the lever being provided with a knob 51 for convenience in manually manipulating the arm 55 when it is necessaryor desirable to do so as will be hereafter explained. 'I'he locking arm 55 is held in a forward position, or toward the left end of the slot 56 as viewed in Fig. l, when in its locking position or in other words at the time when it is engaged in-holding the arm 24 in the lowered or pressure-applying position. At this time, a shoulder 58 formed on the locking arm 55 is engaged under the lower edge of a lug 59 formed on and extending rearwardly from the arm 40.

The locking arm 55 is normally held in its locking position, or as shown in Fig. l. by means oi the spring 60 which has one oi its ends attached to an arm 6I projecting rearwardly from arm 55 and its opposite end attached to the loop 52 secured to the underside of the top 2 of the machine. f

Attached to the back plate 63 of the frame of the machine, by the screws 64 (Fig. 4) is a cylinder 65 within which a piston 66 is vertically movable, the piston extending out of the top of the cylinder, and being provided at its top with a pair of upwardly-extending spring tongues 61, these tongues being bent inwardly. near their upper ends to form the shoulder portions 68 and ,then flared outwardly from one another as indi cated at 69. The tongues are shaped in the manner-disclosed, in order to permit of the entrance between them and the removal therefrom, of a wedge-shaped end 16 of a lifter-rod 1I which is secured at its opposite end by clamping screw I15 in the goose-neck arm 24as shown in Fig. l.

A collar 12 is secured around the upper end portion of the piston 66 by means of the screw 13, said collar being formed with a guide-hoi 14 through which anvertically extending guideY rod 15 passes, the rod projecting upwardly from the top 2 oi' the frame. Also extending upwardly from the top 2 of the frame near the cylinder 65 is a stop-member 16, the same having its upper end laterally extended at 11 to form a stop or abutment against the collar 12 and thereby aisance y When the goose-neck arm/24 is in its raised position, as shown in Fig. 3; the lifter-rod 1I is in a lowered position so that its free, wedgeshaped end 19 has been inserted between the flared -ends v69 of the tongues 91 and has become engaged under the shoulders 69 on the tongues 61. When pedal-plateV 49 of the lever 45 is deend 19, being engaged under the shoulders 66 of 12 carried pressed by the operator and the goose-neck arm 24 swings downwardlyto pressure-.applying position, the lifter-rod 1| swings upwardly. and its the tongues 51 raises .the piston 66 upwardly within the cylinder 65. Flap-valve 19 permits the upward suction oi' air into the cylinder as the piston is thus drawn upwardly. Such upward it continues to move upwardlyv during the further descent of the goose-neckarm 24. Piston 66, having now been freed from engagement with the lifter-arm 1| starts to descend by gravity. and the goose-neck arm reaches its position of pressure-application as shown in Fig. 1 and is locked in that lowered'position by means of the engagement ci' the `lug 59 over the shoulder 56 of the locking lever 55 duringthe descent of the piston.

The speed of descent of the pistonf66 within the cylinder 65 is dependent upon the effective size of the exhaustopening v|39, this being regulated by the screw 6|. Thus, by manipulation ci' the screw 6|, the speed oi descent of the piston can be regulated accordingly, and this arrangement acting as a time switch, controls the period of time within `which pressure is applied by the pressure-applying member to the garment and its superposed'label. Carried by the collar 12 is a downwardly extending pin 93 adapted, when the piston is in itslowerd position, to lmpinge against a` spring contact member 64 and force the came into contact with a similar contact member located below it in a block 96 of insulation, the block 86 being mounted upon the top 2 of the frame. A wire 91 extending from the upper contact member A|34 electrically connects to a fixed spring contact finger -66 secured on the insulation 69. The lower contact member electrically connects to a wire 99 which extends to a source of current, the second wire 9| of the current-supplypair connecting to the winding of an electro-magnet 92. 'I'he opposite end of the winding ofl the magnet 92 connects by wire 93 toa contact-piece'94'carried on an arm 95 of insulating material, attached by screws 96 to the arm 49.

When the goose-neck arm 24 is in its lowered,

or pressure-applying position, as shown in Fig.V

l, it will be seen that contact piece 94 is contact-` ing with the spring contact 66. However, circuit to the electro-magnet is not closed at this time for the reason that piston v66 is elevated, although slowly moving downwardly, and the contact members 64 and 65 are separated. When the pis- `ton reaches the point in its descent where the pin A63 impnges against contact. and forces it against contact 65, the circuit to the electro-niagnet`92 is instantly closed, and the magnet then magnetically draws down its armature 91. 'Ihe head of the armature is located between the forked end 99 of a lever 99, said, head pulling that end of the lever 99 downwardly. and swinging the lever 99 on its pivot |99. formed with a cam-shaped end |9| which, when thelever 99 is swung downwardly as just explained, by the descent of amature 91, operates against theledge of locking arm 55, to swing said locking arml toward the right, as viewedin Fig. l, and "free the shoulder 56 thereof from its engagement under the lug 59.

'A coil spring |92, connected at one end to the Lever 99 is pin |93 on the underside of top 2 and at its other end to the pin |94 on arm 49, at once swings the goose-neck varm 24 upwardly to the inoperative position shown inFlg. 3. As soon as lug 59 is freedr from engagement with the shoulder 56 and the springn |92 is permitted to exert its pull to swing the goose-neck arm 24 upwardly, thev arm .49 on its similar upward swing, carries contactpiece 94 away from the fixed contact spring 99, thus immediately breaking the circuit to the magnet allowing armature 91 to rise and allowing the locking arm 55 to swing toward the left, as viewed in Fig. 1 and into position to engage the lug 59 upon the next descent of the goose-neck arm 24. Stop screw |95 acts to limit `the upward movement of lug 59 and prevents the placing of undue pressure on the pressure-applying member 9. Ifit is desired at any time to manually release the locking arm 55 from itsengagexnent with lug 59, this may be done by grasping knob 51 and pushing the arm rearwardly. The locking arm may be held in an inoperative position if desired,` to enable the machine to be wholly footoperated, by means 'of the catch member |69 pivoted at |6| on th'e top plate 2 of the machine.

The label 59. to be applied to a garment 5|, can either be placed manually in position on top of the garment while a portion of the garment is supported on the frame 4, or a means for supplying successive labels into proper position of application-above the heated member may be employed. Such a means is shown in Figs. 2, 7.

8 and 9 of the drawings.

A label-carrying arm is shown at ||9. the same having one end pivoted on pin extending upwardly from the top 2 of the machine. A torsional spring ||2 extending-around the pivot tends to maintain the label-carrying arm ||9 in its inoperative position. or away from the heated member I, as shown inFig. 2. A stop ||3 secured by the screw 4 to thetop of the frame 2 limits the movement of the4 arm inl a direction away `from the heated member and normally maintains it in the position shown in Fig. 2, in which position itis inl lreadiness to receive a label for subsequent transport to position over the heated member. At the free end of the arm is provided an enlarged head consisting of upper and 4lower plates ||5 and ||6 spaced apart by washers |16. These plates are provided with registered apertures |1 of sulcient size to permit the passage of the largest of labels to be applied by the machine.

Mountedon top of the upper plate ||5 are four centering blocks or guides ||6, said blocks being mounted at the ends of screws i9 threaded .through lugs |29. By adjustment of thev four -screws ||9, the centering blocks or guides ||9 ||5 and ||6, as shown at |23, said blade being 'zoy which is pivoted at |3| between the plates I |5 and I|8. The opposite slotted end of the toggle member |30 engages with a pin 32 projecting from a rocking lever |33 pivoted at |34 between plates I5 and II6. A spring |35 connects at one end to aneye |36 secured to the rocking lever |33and at its opposite end of pin |11. Said spring normally tends to maintain the end |31 of lever |33 projecting slightly beyond one edge of the arm IIO, as indicated in Fig. 2, and as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7.

When the device is in its normal position, the label-receiving blades I2I and |22 are-in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. '7, or in other words are so disposed that they extend across the registered apertures II1 in the two plates II5 and I I6. When the device is in the position shown in Fig. 2, a label 50 is manually dropped into position as there shown between the guide blocks ||8 so that it falls'through the top aperture II'I and cornes to rest upon the pivoted blades I2I and I22,.which are then in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7. 4A hookshapedA projection |38 extending from the arm I I provides a handle by which the arm is Jmanually engaged and swung above its pivot |II to Y bring it into position above theheated member I as shown in Fig. 7. As the arm |I0, carrying a label in aperture I I 'I upon the blades I 2| and |22, reaches the proper position, over the garment then resting on the frame 4 around the heated member I, the projecting end '|31 of the rocking arm II3 comes into contact.' with an upstanding stop-pin |39, which, through the mechanism described, swings the pivoted blades I2I and |22 apart as clearly shown in Fig. 7, permitting the label supported by them, to drop downward through the lower aperture II 1, as shown in Fig. 9, and come to rest upon the top of the garment. The operator then releases his hold upon handle portion |38 and spring II2 kswings the arm I I0 back to the position shown in Fig. 2.

As soon as the 'arm |I0swings away from the pin |33, the spring |35 moves the pivoted blades I2I and |22 back to closed position so that when the arm reaches the position shown in Fig. 2, it is in readiness to receive another label through top aperture I I1 and on top of the blades |2| and |22.

While it is herein stated that successive labels 50 may be placed in the label carrier just described, by hand, it will be understood'that a label-feed mechanism of suitable construction may, as an alternative, be utilized to drop labels into position in the carrier each time that the same reaches its retractedv position. shown in Fig. 2. It willl be understood that the label carrier is swung forward to position over the heated member I during periods when the gooseneck arm 24 is in its raised position as shown in Fig. 3, and that as soon as the label carrier has deposited its label on top of the garment resting over the heatedsupport, and the spring |I2 moves the` label carrier aside, the operator presses on the pedal plate 48 to bring the pressure plate down on top of the label and garment to which it is to be applied. During the' time that theapplication of the label to-the garment is taking place, the operator has ample time to insert a label in the carrier so that as soon as the goose-neck arm 24 is again raised upon the completion of the label-ailixing operation and the next garment has been placed in position over the heated support, the label carrier is ready to be swung forward over the heated support to deposit its label upon the garment, and the goose-neck arm is then again ready to be brought down to apply the pressure necessary to aiiix the label on the garment.

While I have shown the label carrier as being manually operated independently of the movement of the pressure-applying means, it will be obvious that the same may be so coupled with the pressureapplying means that upon withdrawing movement of the pressure-applying means after the aifixment of a label, the carrier may be automatically moved forward into position t'o drop a label for the next garment placed over the heated support.

Briefly. the operation of the machine is as follows:

The operator places a garment, or other article to which a label is to be afllxed, over the heated support I, the garment then resting upon the frame. 4 and held slightly lelevated above the top face of the heated element I. A label 50 is next dropped into position in the label carrier and the label carrier is grasped by the handle |38 and swung toward the operator and into position over the heated member I. When the label carrier reaches its position over the heated support I, the blades I2| and |22 move apart as shown in full lines in Fig. 7. and this movement vpermits the label to drop down on top of the garment 5I at the proper position thereon for application. The hand of the operator is then removed from the handle portion |38 permitting the label carrier to be swung away by action of the spring II2 and the operator then presses downwardly on the foot-plate 48 to bring the goose-neck arm 24 downwardly and cause it to bring the pressure-applying member 0 into resilient, pressure-applying contact, with the label and garment beneath it. The wires 5 extending across the frame 4, hold those portions of the garment surrounding the area of label afxation out of contact with the heated upper face of the member I, as clearly shown in Fig. 10. As the goose-neck arm 24 moves downwardly and reaches the point of pressure application. the lifter arm 1I becomes disengaged from the tongue 61 so that the piston 66 begins to descend by gravity within the cylinder 85. After a predetermined period of time, dependent upon regulation of the screw 8| to control the eective size of the exhaust aperture 80, the piston has descended to a point where the switch, composed of the contact members 84 and 85, is closed to complete circuit to the electro-magnet 92. The goose-neck arm having been locked in its lowered position by engagement of lug 59 with shoulder 58, has remained in such lowered and locked position during the descent of piston 66, until the switch, composed of contact members 84 and 85 is closedlto energize the magnet. When the circuit is so closed, the magnet immediately operates locking release 99, which disengages lug 59 from shoulder 58, and permits the goose-neck arm 24 to be .swung upward immediately, under the pull of the spring |02. It will be apparent that by regulation of screw 8|, which may be provided with an indicating pointer and a calibrated dial,

the period of time during which pressure is beneath applied by member 9 can be regulated, so that when the pressure member 8 has ceased to apply its pressure to the label and garment the same, the label will have been smoothy and securely aixed to the garment. Since the period of time of pressure application may be thus regulated, the machine may beset to operate upon labels and garments made of various fabrics requiring different periods of time for application of heat and pressure to affix the labels, and the time switch may be calibrated so that it may be set for any predetermined period and will effectively operate to apply the label without the danger of scorching the garment and without the possibility of the label being insecurely attached. i

In some`types of garments and in various other articles, the portion of the garment or article where the label is to be attached, does not always to also adherently `engage other portions 'of the garment on opposite sides of the seam. Thus, in this construction thereis presented an irregular surface to which the label is to be applied. To

Vfacilitate the aiiixation of a label to such an irregular surface, I find it desirablev to provide a type of pressure-applying member such as is disclosed in Figs. 5, 6 and 12. The same includes upper and lower plates |5| and |52, which are secured together by means of screws |53 or equivalent fastening devices. The pressure-applying surface consists of a plurality of at, curved leaf springs |54 which have their ends clamped between the plates |5| and |52 as clearly seen in Fig. 5. Thesesprings |54 are so held in side-by-v side relationship and co-operate in the formation of a smooth, flat contact surface, yet one in which each of the springs is independently compressible relatively to the others so that when the pressure-applying member is brought down upon a label to be applied to an irregular surface, the springs will automatically adjust themselves to irregularities in the surface to which the label is to be applied and will apply equal pressure over the label and smoothly aix it to such an irregular surface. To prevent lateral shifting of the springs |54 relative to one another during the period of their compression, the upper plate |5| may be provided with downwardly extending side flanges |55 as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

While I have shown an embodiment of the invention, it is understood that the same may be modified considerably to meet various trade and other requirements. The label carrier is so located that it can be readily removed from the machine when it is not desired to use it since some operators may prefer `to manually place the label directly in position on top of the garment located over the heated member. This machine may be operated in-this way if desired, by either not using the label carrier, or if desired. the label carier may be easily removed from the machine as a unit vwhen it is not desired to use it. By manually shifting the locking arm 55 to a rearward position in slot 56 `and maintaining it in such position by means of the catch |60, the timing mechanism may be rendered inoperative so that the machine may, if desired, be wholly foot operated. That is to say. the operator need simply placea| garment and superposedlabel in position over the heated member and then press down `on the foot lever to swing the goose-neck arm downward and press the label and garment down on the heated member, holding it down by maintaining his foot uponthe foot plate 4l until the label is securely amxed and then upon release of pressure on foot plate 48,`the arm 24 wilzl swing upward under the pull of the spring These and vother modifications may be made twithout departing from the spirit of the invenon. Y

What I claim is:

l. In a machine of the character described, a heated support on' which an article and a coated label are brought to rest, a pressing member for pressing the label and article against the heated support, and a resiliently'mounted lifting element for raising the article and label applied thereto from the surface of the heated support upon cessation of pressure on the article and label by the pressing member.

2. In a machine of the character described, a support, a heated member mounted thereon for the reception of an article and a coated label to be applied thereto by the application of heat and pressure, a pressing member for pressing the article and coated label against the surfaceof the heated support, a frame surrounding the heated member, and spring supports for said frame for raising the same above the heated member to cause it to lift the article and label affixed thereto from the surface of the heated support upon movement of the pressing member away from the heated member.

3. In a machine of the character described, va l' heated member againstwhich a label and an and deliver the label so fed on top of the article while the pressing member is held away from the heated member.

4. In a machine of the 'character described, a l l heated m'ember against which alabel and an,

article is held, a pressing member for pressing the label and article against the heated member, a movable arm by which the pressing member is carried, means for moving said arm to cause it to bring the pressing member against the heated member, means for moving the arm away from the heated member after the ,application of heat and pressure on the label and article, a label holder by which successive labels are'deposited on top of successive articles placed against the heated member and means vwhereby the label holder may be moved out of the path of movement of the arm as said arm is moved toward the heated member.

5. Ina machine ofthe character described, a heated support for a label andan article to which the label is to be applied by the application of heat and pressure, a pressure-applying' member adapted to be brought against the label andarticle while the same are on the support, a movable arm carrying said pressure-applying member, a pedal-operated lever for movingsaid arm toward the heated support, a label-feeding member mounted to permit of its movement to and from the .heated support to feed successive labels vus on top of successive articles placed on said support, an electro-magnet for releasing the arm from position of pressure-application, an electric circuit for controlling the operation oi' the electro-magnet, said electric circuit including a time switch for closing circuit to the electro-magnet after a selected period of time, beginning with the instant of pressure-application, has lapsed, and means for moving the arm to a position of non-application of pressure uponthe closing oi.' the circuit to the electro-magnet.

6. In a machine of the character described, a heated support against which an article and a coated label are disposed, pressure-applying means for pressing said article and label against the heated'support, a movable mounting for said pressure-applying means,whereby it 'may be brought to or from the heated support, means for moving the pressure-applying means toward the heated support, means for moving said pressureapplying means away from the support, means for automatically holding th'e pressure-applying means in position of pressure application for a selected, predetermined period of time, means for rendering said holding means inoperative at the expiration of said period of time whereby the means for moving the pressure-applying means away from the support will at once become operative to do so, label holding means for receiving a label at a position remote from the point of label application, and while another label is being applied, and mounted for movement toward the heated support, means for enabling it to deliver the label held by it to a position of label application when the pressure-applying means has moved away from the heated support.

'1. In a machine of. the character described, a heated member against which an article and a label to be adherently affixed thereto is pressed, a pressing member for pressing the label and article against said heated member, said pressing member including a plurality of independently compressible elements whereby it presents a contacting surface resiliently conformable to irregularities in the surface of the article t0 which the label is to be applied.

8. In a machine of the character described, a heated member against which an article and a label to be adherently aillxed thereto is pressed, a pressing member including a plurality oi' independently compressible leaf springs placed in side-by-side relationship to present a contacting surface conformable to irregularities in the surface of the ,article to which the label is to be attached.

9. In a machine of the character described, a heated support against which an article and a label to be adherently aiiixed thereto is adapted to be pressed, an article support surrounding the heated support for normally holding the article away from the surface of the heated support, a

swinging arm, a pressure-applying member adapted to be brought down on the label and article to force the same against the heated support, a label carrier, means for normally holding said label carrier out of the path of movement of the swinging arm, means on the label carrier for supporting a label while the label carrier is posi? tioned out of the path of the swinging arm, and means for causing the label carrier to release a label carried by it when said carrier is brought to a position over the heated support.

10. In a machine of the character described,

a heated support, a swinging arm carrying a pressure-applying member, means for swinging said arm to cause it to bring the pressure-applying member against the heated support, a lock for holding the swinging arm in position of pres sure-application, an electric switch closed by said arm when the arm is locked in pressure-application position, a time switch and means whereby the same is set in operation when the arm reaches its locked position, said time switch including switch'contacts maintained in open relationship for a predetermined period of time after the time switch is set in operation, an electric circuit in which the several switches are included, an electro-magnet connected in said circuit and means operated thereby for freeing the swinging arm from its lock when the magnet is energized, the electric circuit being such as to cause energizing of the electro-magnet only when both switches are in closed position.

l1. In a machine of the character described,

'a heated support for receiving an article and a ward the support by foot-pedal depression, a plvoted locking arm and spring means connected thereto for normally holding the same in position to engage a part of the goose-neck arm and hold it in position of pressure application, a pivoted release member for moving the locking arm to an inoperative position to thereby release it from engagement with the goose-neck arm, an electro-magnet connected to said release member for moving said release member to cause it to release the locking arm from engagement with the goose-neck arm, and a time-switch controlled by the goose-neck arm for rendering the release member operative after the goose-neck arm has been lowered for a predetermined period of time.

' LOUIS OSKOW. 

